RCF Board
The Board of the Research Council of Finland decides the general policies and objectives of the RCF based on objectives set with the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.
The Board brings together the work of the scientific councils, the Strategic Research Council and the Finnish Research Infrastructure Committee. It also advances the fields covered by each scientific council, as well as fields shared by two or more councils.
The Board allocates appropriations between the scientific councils and the FIRI Committee for different purposes. It decides the plans for RCF activities and finances, the draft budget and the performance agreement and approves the financial statements and the annual report.
In addition to a chair, the Board has at least five and at most seven members who represent extensive and excellent scientific expertise.
The RCF Board is appointed by the Finnish Government for a three-year term. The term of the current Board is 1 January 2025–31 December 2027.
Chairs
- Chair, Professor Kimmo Nuotio, University of Helsinki
- Vice Chair, Professor Tiina Laatikainen, University of Eastern Finland
Members
- Unit Director, Professor Anna-Stiina Heiskanen, Finnish Environment Institute
- Professor Petri Karonen, University of Jyväskylä
- Professor Gary Marquis, Aalto University
- Programme Director Jarkko Pellikka, Nokia Corporation
- Professor Susanna Välimäki, University of Helsinki
Meetings 2025
- Wed 26 Feb at 12.15–16.00
- Wed 9 Apr at 12.15–16.00
- Wed 4 Jun at 12.15–16.00
- Thu 21 Aug–Fri 22 Aug
- Thu 18 Sep at 12.15–16.00
- Fri 10 Oct at 12.15–16.00
- Thu 11 Dec at 12.15–16.00
Meetings 2026
- Wed 25 Feb
- Wed 8 Apr
- Wed 3 Jun
- 20–21 Aug
- Wed 16 Sep
- Thu 8 Oct
- Thu 10 Dec
